Saugeen Conservation has a series of Coffee, Crops and Donuts workshops coming up. The workshops are taught by farmers, for farmers, to share experiences and methods in implementing best management practices on a variety of farms. August 30th - 9-11 - Interseeding Cover Crops Into Corn & Planting Into Green Cover Crops - 2 sites - Harry Biermans - Concession 10 between sideroad 5 and 10, Paisley and Peter Kotzeff, Concession 6 between Bruce 11 and Sideroad 5, Paisley September 2nd - 10-12 - Equipment for Best Management Practices - with Jim Boak - at Bruce County Plowing Match
Environmental Farm Plan Workshop Mount Forest September 9 and 16 Register and get more info through the OSCIA website - www.ontariosoilcrop.org
August 31 - Growing Your Farm Profits Workshop 10-3 St. Mary's Day 2 - September 7th Register and get more info through the OSCIA website - www.ontariosoilcrop.org
September 1 - The Soil Management Workshop “Soil Health – Different Soils, Different Strategies” London Area, Middlesex $80 ($60 for Soil & Crop Members) Phone 1-519-537-6621 to register
September 6-7 - Group Sow Housing Seminar Best Western - Arden Park - Hotel, Stratford Presenting group sow housing options with practical solutions to the challenges of different systems, along with potential opportunities related to group housing September 6th from 4-8:30 p.m. - for producers who already have group sow housing September 7th from 9 a.m to 5:30 p.m. - for producers looking at group sow housing options
September 13th - Grain Farmers of Ontario's 2016 Annual General Meeting Quality Hotel and Suites, Woodstock Business portion of the meeting will be held in the morning. All attendees will be given passes to attend Canada's Outdoor Farm Show in the afternoon. More details on the GFO website - www.gfo.ca
September 13-15 - Canada's Outdoor Farm Show Woodstock www.outdoorfarmshow.com
September 20-24 - International Plowing Match and Rural Expo Minto, Wellington County www.plowingmatch.org/home-2016
CleanFARMS Drop off: September 20th - Broadhagen - Hoegy's Farm Supply September 21st - Brussels - Brussels Agromart September 21st - Ailsa Craig - Hensall District Co-op September 26th - Tara - Sprucedale Agromart September 26th - New Hamburg - Good Crop Services September 27th - Walkerton - Huron Bay Co-op September 28th - Harriston - Cargill September 29th - Dundalk - Huron Bay Co-op www.cleanfarms.ca
Shakespeare Swine Seminar: For producers and allied industry personnel will be held at the Shakespeare Community Centre on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 in Shakespeare, Ontario. The cost is $30 if pre-registered and $25 for additional people from the same farm. Registration is $40 at the door. To register please call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 877- 424 -1300 or email ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca
November 4-13 - Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Toronto
November 17th - CAFA Farm Tax Update The Delta - Guelph www.cafanet.ca
November 20-21 - Ontario Young Farmers Forum International Plaza Hotel, Toronto This annual event attracts some of the brightest and most innovative young farmers aged 18-40 from across the province in conjunction with the OFA annual meeting and convention. Check out Ontario Young Farmers Forum on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/293094461043985/
